Iraq

Dear Mausam,
Saddam Hussein was hanged a couple of days back, bringing an end to a life of a dictator who hogged the world headlines for the last 25 years.
They say he committed a lot of atrocities against the Kurds and Shias, They say he massacred ordinary people. They say he deceived his son-in-laws and murdered them. They say he wrongfully invaded Kuwait in late 90s. Okay, Point taken.
Maybe Saddam did all this and deserves the punishment that he got, but who in the world allowed the media to film Saddam's death. How can someone make fun of a man who is about to die! How can someone think about filming such a sensitive moment, capturing the expressions, procedure and thoughts of the person. Why do some people have the guts to commercialise something as naked as death.
I feel sorry for Saddam who was commercialised as a "hot-product" by the media in his last days, I am sorry for his supporters who will see the last few seconds of their beloved leader's life, long after his death. To actually make video of someone's hanging is worse than public hanging, because in a public hanging only few people present watch it, but now the whole world is watching this inhuman act.
George Bush the self proclaimed advocate of "democracy" should know that the last time a public hanging was carried out in democratic America was in 1936!
I am sure Bush Junior must have made Bush Senior proud by finally capturing/hanging his Dad's enemy.
And Saddam Hussein, you probably deserved the punishment but I must say you were one hell of a gutsy guy, who single handedly stood up against the Americans, you had the courage to justify your wrong doings and not conceal the truth, unlike some of the leaders. I hope people who are responsible for making Iraq a mess in the last 3 years also have the same fate.
The death toll of Americans dead in Iraq is more than the death toll of lives lost in september 11 attack.
Ask yourself, who is responsible for this?
Regards,
Ajj Kaim